Photos: Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath

A man pushes a woman and a dog in a boat a boat after their neighborhood experienced flooding due to Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey.

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People view the John B. Caddell, a 700-ton tanker that washed up on the shore of Staten Island in New York during a storm surge caused by Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012.MEHDI TAAMALLAH
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An emergency responder helps evacuate two people with a boat, after their neighborhood experienced flooding due to Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey.Andrew Burton
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People stand on a mound of construction dirt to vew the area where a 2,000-foot section of the “uptown” boardwalk was destroyed by flooding from Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Mario Tama
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Firefighter Chris Vliet walks away from a beach front home damaged by Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. Sandy made landfall last night on the New Jersey coastline bringing heavy winds and record floodwaters.Mark Wilson
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Deputy Cliff Tice of the Dare County Sheriff’s Department walks down damaged and impassable NC 12 leading into Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, N.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. People on North Carolina’s Outer Banks are facing some flooding and damage from Hurricane Sandy, but emergency management officials say it could have been worse. North Carolina Transportation Department spokeswoman Greer Beaty said the highway was closed Tuesday until crews inspect the road.Steve Earley
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A man walks through a flooded street after Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey.Andrew Burton
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A sporting goods and camping store displays it’s message to residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Huntington Station, New York.Bruce Bennett
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Men patrol a flooded neighborhood after Hurricane Sandy to look for people in need of help on a personally-owned, military-grade personnel carrier, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey.Andrew Burton
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Men patrol a flooded neighborhood after by Hurricane Sandy to look for people in need of help on a personally-owned, military-grade personnel carrier, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey.Andrew Burton
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This image provided by the US Coast Guard shows the property damages along the New Jersey coast caused by Hurricane Sandy, observed during an over-flight performed on October 30, 2012.HO
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People affected by flooding and fire from Hurricane Sandy get a ride in a New York City Police Department truck on October 30, 2012 in the Breezy Point area of Queens in New York.STAN HONDA
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A woman cries on the shoulder of an emergency responder after being evacuated due to flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy, on October 30, 2012, in Little Ferry, New Jersey.Andrew Burton
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A man looks through the debris of his destroyed home after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Rockaway section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City.Spencer Platt
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A destroyed vehicle sits near burnt homes and businesses after Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in the Rockaway section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. At least 40 people were reportedly killed in the U.S. by Sandy as millions of people in the eastern United States have awoken to widespread power outages, flooded homes and downed trees. New York City was hit especially hard with wide spread power outages and significant flooding in parts of the city.Spencer Platt
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A man jogs, with a darkened Manhattan skyline in the background, after much of the city lost electricity due to the affects of Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in New York, United States.Spencer Platt
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (C) and US Senator Charles Schumer (2nd R) view damage in the Breezy Point area of Queens in New York on October 30, 2012 after fire destroyed about 80 homes as a result of Hurricane Sandy which hit the area on October 29.STAN HONDA
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A man kayaks down a street flooded by Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012 in Island Heights, New Jersey. The storm has claimed at least 40 lives in the United States, and has caused massive flooding accross much of the Atlantic seaboard. US President Barack Obama has declared the situation a ‘major disaster’ for large areas of the US East Coast including New York City.Mario Tama
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Boats lie piled up as people work to secure a fuel dock in the wake of superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in West Babylon, N.Y. The storm that made landfall in New Jersey on Monday evening with 80 mph sustained winds killed at least 16 people in seven states, cut power to more than 7.4 million homes and businesses from the Carolinas to Ohio, caused scares at two nuclear power plants and stopped the presidential campaign cold.Jason DeCrow
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Andrea Grolon walks through waist-deep water in the Metropolitan Trailer Park in Moonachie, N.J. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Grolon, a resident of the trailer park, was wading through oil covered water to help others get to rescue vehicles in the wake of superstorm Sandy.Craig Ruttle
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Firefighters work at the scene of a house fire in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in Lindenhurst, N.Y. According to firefighters at the scene, four homes were destroyed by fire overnight in Lindenhurst, and six in Massapequa.Jason DeCrow
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Residents assess damage caused by a fire at Breezy Point, in the New York City borough of Queens Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in New York. The fire destroyed between 80 and 100 houses Monday night in the flooded neighborhood. More than 190 firefighters have contained the six-alarm blaze fire, but they are still putting out some pockets of fire.Frank Franklin II
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People work to free a car stuck in beach sand deposited from high tide before the next high tide in Milford, Conn., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.Jessica Hill
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Glenn Heartley pulls on a rope attached to his car in preparation for getting it towed from a creek in Chincoteague, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Heartley and his wife were swept off the road into the shallow creek during superstorm Sandy's arrival Monday.Steve Helber
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Sveinn Storm pumps water out of his flooded Storm Bros. Ice Cream Factory store in downtown Annapolis, Md. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. High tide swept over the banks of the city dock, flooding lower Annapolis stores.Blake Sell
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Virgen Perez looks around her home which was flooded by Storm Sandy in Atlantic City, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Perez and other members of her family stayed on the second floor of their home during the storm.Seth Wenig
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